This week on the web: The Twittersphere is buzzing about Hart House’s Craft Beer Festival, students take time to cherish the beauty of U of T, and Rob Ford gets a taste of U of T  at the Toronto Council Meeting. (more…)

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On the Radar is blogUT’s newest column to help you tap into U of T. Through a weekly compilation of blogs, soundbytes, videos, tweets, and quotes by U of T students, I want to encapsulate the student condition. And what better way to see what’s going on in students’ minds than to take a look at their social networks? Check out what’s buzzin’ at U of T with On the Radar!

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Prestige (…or snobbery, depending on how you look at it) at its finest. Trinity College prides itself in having the highest academic standards, running secret societies, and feasting in Harry Potter-like dining halls. Seriously, what’s not to love? Despite quite possibly getting the worst rep from the student population, I’d like to say that I’m a proud Trin student! Judge away, dear friends but here’s a mini tour of my stomping grounds, the best college on campus

My City Lives is an online platform that gives us the chance to capture and share our daily experiences around the city on video. Presented on an interactive map, these web stories show exactly where each video was filmed so you can learn more about the city based on the stories and experiences of your fellow citizens. To view the entire blogUT web series, click here.

So I was doing a general skim-through of the tweets related to U of T to see what students are talking most about and I couldn’t help but notice something different. The Twitter feeds I was seeing didn’t have laments over essays or exams or burnt out messages of needing saving from Robarts. Now I realize this could be because it’s still the beginning of the semester but no, this wasn’t it. There was a sense of hope and excitement in these tweets, which we all know by now isn’t characteristic of our general experience here. Something is definitely up. Sure enough, these were tweets coming from high school students filling out their university applications. Ahhhhh the memories! The optimism of youth! I remember it well. The university hunting. Taking tours of Queen’s, Carlton, U of T, etc. Seems like eons ago and here a new generation is hoping to enter into this university of ours. Oh, the things they’ll learn! The shocks they’ll encounter! The sleepless nights! The moments of desperation!!

Brings back a ton of memories. If there’s one piece of advice you’d give these youngin’s, what would it be?

As part of an ongoing video series, we here at blogUT partnered up with My City Lives to show you all the hot spots on the U of T campus. This month we bring you…(drum roll please)…the infamous St. George food trucks! Why? Because you know what? Restaurants are overrated. The trucks on St. George will change the way you eat…not necessarily for the better, but for cheap! And if you haven’t tried it yet, we promise you…you will soon!

My City Lives is an online platform that gives us the chance to capture and share our daily experiences around the city on video. Presented on an interactive map, these web stories show exactly where each video was filmed so you can learn more about the city based on the stories and experiences of your fellow citizens. To view the entire blogUT web series, click here.

Are you a budding entrepreneur? An aspiring innovator? Or even just a regular student exploring the different potential avenues for the future? Well, we think we might have something you may be interested in so get your read on!

The Discovery Series is a monthly speaker and networking series hosted by the Nspire Innovation Network that focuses on the exchange of ideas on specific topics in innovation. Launching this month, the first theme of the Discovery Series is Building a Business with Social Media. Speakers include Erin Bury, Community Manager at Sprouter, Soniya Monga, Community Manager at Techvibes and Linkedin, and Terry Foster, PR expert at ConnectedN.

With the growth and dependence on the web giving birth to social media, it has never been easier to start a business and build a brand. Barriers of geography, capital and huge teams have melted away, giving rise to this new age of social media and opportunity. Only few have mastered it to been able to achieve great success, will you be one of them?

October 14, 2010
6:30pm – 9:00pm
Debates Room, Hart House

For free registration visit: http://NspireDSsocialmedia.eventbrite.com/

To learn more about Nspire…read after the jump!

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